I'm Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

True, but Im not building the robot for a while.

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

I think I will buy two of those modular drive things, instead of the whole robot.

[grant_ploughbot]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Thats probably a good idea! Those battlekits look far superior in everyway!
It may be worth your while checking out the Robo Challenge Robo Kits. They are very light so that you can add more armour or active weaponry, and they are still powerfull enough to push other feathers around easily enough with its drill motors. I dont think the Robo Kits are on the website yet, but if you e-mail James at James@robochallenge.co.uk he will send you pics and info.

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Where are the Robo Challenge Robo Kits?

[grant_ploughbot]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

In Birmingham England, but with the size and weight, shipping will be cheap i expect. Check out http://www.robochallenge.co.ukwww.robochallenge.co.uk , if you wants a variation on the kits that will be easily available.

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Can anyone else support Grants claim that his bots survived multiple 3 metre flips and keep on working at the Cambridge XFM event?

[ewan]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Well little flipper is very decent - but even that wouldnt get a 12kg bot three meters in the air. The 6kg kits survived being tossed in the air a load of times though.

[robjones]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Yes I remember the 6Kg ones going up very high and still able to run afterwards

[leorcc]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

if i go to http://www.robochallenge.co.ukwww.robochallenge.co.uk, i get the http://easily.co.uk/http://easily.co.uk/ website instead.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Some of the 6kg kits were getting flipped across the arena by Firestorm at one of the events I attended (one little one in particular kept going back for more) and still survived to continue the battle. The only time they seemed to stop was when the external power switches were hit to the off position - so they should stand up pretty well.

Leo - Im having the same problem atm, but in my Favourites folder the URL is saved as http://www.priorycastor.co.uk/web2/page1.htm - that should work temporarily.

(Message edited by K_C_R on August 27, 2005)

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Is there any 12kg kits?

[ewan]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

The 6kg kits are so incredibly versatile that they can be simply bolted together to give a 4WD four drill motor feather - but if you stick with just the one kit (2WD) then you can invest all that extra weight in a decent weapon.

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Could the 6kg kit be turned into a 12 kg feather?

[ewan]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

Exactly my point - yes.

[kevin]

Im Thinking Of Building A Feather, And Need Some Advice

How would the motors do with the extra 6kg weight on the robot?

With the one 2wd 6kg turned into a featherweight, would I have any pushing power?